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Among my most anticipated historical board game releases of 2025: Chicago ’68, where politics are conducted with delegate votes, police batons, and street theater! @yoyoni.bsky.social @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social Full article: https://buff.ly/3ClbFWt

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Miserable February weather and geopolitics, so time for a bit of weekend board game escapism.

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Today in 21st century #boardgames drama: Phil Eklund is being deported by the far right Sweden Democrats for (what he claims is) his “pro-immigration and anti-racist” views.

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For no particular reason, here are some boardgames where you get to fight fascists. 🧵

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@fredserval.bsky.social and I spend an afternoon in Paris flicking anarchists at French riot police. #boardgames

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More anticipation for Chicago ‘68! Can’t wait for spring…

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My most anticipated historical board games to be released in 2025! ...featuring games by @morganegr.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social @amabel.bsky.social @hollandspiele.bsky.social @yoyoni.bsky.social @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social

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Chicago ‘68 is one of @cliosboardgames.bsky.social’s most anticipated #boardgames of 2025 ✊🔥☮️ cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/m...

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"board game publishers always lie about their play times" some of you motherfuckers take a full minute to move a single meeple

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A politician with Forza Italia, the party established by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, sent a letter to Sicily’s president; “This product not only offends the dignity of Sicilians but devalues the daily commitment of millions of citizens who fight for legality and justice in our region.”

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Day 0: I am watching a clip of the apotheosis of Americana as President Donald Trump dances on stage to the Village People’s YMCA. Who, really, will mourn us?

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En route to Rome! Any suggestions for board game shops / happenings?

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A few great games to kick off 2025

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Coming up: the historical roots of Root!

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Was reminded that today’s the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, in which Bernard Verlhac (aka Tignous) was killed. Among Tignous’s last works was the artwork for the boardgame Les Poilus (released in English as The Grizzled), a coop game about friends trying to survive WW1.

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My best advice for game designers is to be interested in and curious about lots of things besides games, and to do lots of things besides play games. It makes you a richer person and a better artist.

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Top 10 films I chanced upon this year that anticipate & hallucinate our collective futures: 1. C'est Pas Moi (2024) - Leos Carax "dreams of Godard" in this playful, metatextual essay film on haunting images. 2. Last Things (2023) - Debra Stratman's experiments in speculative geology & literature.

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Nowadays we’re more of a “Judith Slaying Holofernes” than a “Hasmonean Dynasty” hannukah household. But we’re still rolling with our annual ritual of playing @catastrophegames.bsky.social’s excellent “Judean Hammer”!

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In 1966, Agnés Varda recruited 3 teens, including 18-year-old Gérard Depardieu, for a screen test of “Christmas Carole” - an unfinished “moral fable loosely based on Dickens.” youtu.be/6uplWItNd-o